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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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