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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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