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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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