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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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