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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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