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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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