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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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