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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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