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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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