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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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