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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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