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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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