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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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