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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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 classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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