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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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