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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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