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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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