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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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