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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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