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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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