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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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