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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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