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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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