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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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