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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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