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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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