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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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