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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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