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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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