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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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