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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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