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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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