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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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