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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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