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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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