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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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