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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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