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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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