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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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