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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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