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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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