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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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