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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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