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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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