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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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