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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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