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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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