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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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