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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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