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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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