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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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