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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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