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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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