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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating 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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