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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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