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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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