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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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