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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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