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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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