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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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