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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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