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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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