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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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