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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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