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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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