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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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