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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the 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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