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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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