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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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