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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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