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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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