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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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