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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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