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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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