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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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