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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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