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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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