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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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