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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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