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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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