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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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