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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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