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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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