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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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