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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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