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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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