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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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