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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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