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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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