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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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