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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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