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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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