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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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