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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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