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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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