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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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