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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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