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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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