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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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