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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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