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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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