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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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