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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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