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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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