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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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