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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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