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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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