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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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