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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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