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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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