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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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