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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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