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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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