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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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