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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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