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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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