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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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