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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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