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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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