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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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