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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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