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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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