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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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