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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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