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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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