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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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