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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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