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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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