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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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