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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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