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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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