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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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