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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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