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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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