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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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