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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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