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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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