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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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