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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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