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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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