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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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