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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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