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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the 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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