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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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