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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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