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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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