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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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