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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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