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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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