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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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