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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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