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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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