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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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