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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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