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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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