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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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