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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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