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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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