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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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