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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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