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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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