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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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