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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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