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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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