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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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