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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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