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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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