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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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