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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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