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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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