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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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