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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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