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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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