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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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