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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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