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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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