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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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