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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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