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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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