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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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