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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different 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 handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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