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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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