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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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