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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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