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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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