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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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