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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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