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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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