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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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