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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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