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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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