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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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