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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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