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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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