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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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