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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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