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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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