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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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