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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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