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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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