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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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