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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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