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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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