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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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