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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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