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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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