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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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