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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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