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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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