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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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