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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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