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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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