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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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