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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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