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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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