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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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