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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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