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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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