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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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