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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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