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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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