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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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