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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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