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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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