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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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