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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses 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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