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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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