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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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