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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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