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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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