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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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