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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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