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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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