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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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