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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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