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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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