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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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