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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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