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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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