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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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