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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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