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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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