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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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