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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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