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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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