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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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