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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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