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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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