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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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