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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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