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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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