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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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