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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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