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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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