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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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