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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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