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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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