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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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