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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important 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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