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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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