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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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