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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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