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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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