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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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