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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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