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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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