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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of 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 respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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