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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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