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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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