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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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