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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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