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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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