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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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