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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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