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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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