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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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