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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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