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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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