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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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