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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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