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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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