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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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