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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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