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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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