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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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