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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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