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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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