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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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