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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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