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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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