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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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