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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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