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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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