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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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