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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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