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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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