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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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