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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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