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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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