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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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