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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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