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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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