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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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