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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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