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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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