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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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