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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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