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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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