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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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