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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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