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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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