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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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