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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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