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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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