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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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