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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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