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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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