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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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