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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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