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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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