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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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