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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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