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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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