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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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