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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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