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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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