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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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