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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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