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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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