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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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