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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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