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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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