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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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