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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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