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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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