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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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