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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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