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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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