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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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