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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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