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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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