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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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