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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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