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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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