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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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