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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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