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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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