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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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