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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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