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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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