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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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