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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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