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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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