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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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