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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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