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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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