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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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