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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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