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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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