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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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