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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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