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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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