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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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