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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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