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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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