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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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