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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the 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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