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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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