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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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