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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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