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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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