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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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