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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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