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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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