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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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