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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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