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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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