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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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