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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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