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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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