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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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