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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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