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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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