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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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