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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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