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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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