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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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