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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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