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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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