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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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