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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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