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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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