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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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