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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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