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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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