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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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