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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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