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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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