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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses 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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