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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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