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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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