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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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