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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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