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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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