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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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