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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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