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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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