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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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