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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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