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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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