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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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