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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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