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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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