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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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