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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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