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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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