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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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