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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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