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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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