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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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