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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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