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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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