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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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