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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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