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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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