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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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