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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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