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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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