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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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