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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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