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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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