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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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