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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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