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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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