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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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