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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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