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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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