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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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