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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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