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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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