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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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