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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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