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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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