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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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