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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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