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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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