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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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