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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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