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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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