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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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