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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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