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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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