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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major 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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