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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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