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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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