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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major 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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