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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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