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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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