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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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