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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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