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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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