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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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