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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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