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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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