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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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