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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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