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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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