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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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