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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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