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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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