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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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