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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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