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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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