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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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