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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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