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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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