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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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