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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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