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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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