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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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