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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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