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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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