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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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