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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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