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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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