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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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