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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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