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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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