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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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