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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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