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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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