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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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