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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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