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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches 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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