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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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