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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies 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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