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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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