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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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