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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews 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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