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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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