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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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