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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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