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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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