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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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