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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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