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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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