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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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