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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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