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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores 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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