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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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