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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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