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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. 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. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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